TC Options for My F250
Hi All, I'm very new to this and I am learning every day. I'm looking for advice. I have a 2017 F250 long bed with a payload sticker of 3166# and 10k GVWR. It did not have camper package but I put the...
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You want to look at 245/70R19.5 tires. They will be as tall a 275/70R18 (about 33") but narrower. Commercial tires come in Steer/Highway and Drive/Traction tread - You can mix and match these as long as they are same pair on one axle. My F250 used drive tires on all for corners and they were a little loud and wandered a little on grooved pavement or steel bridge grates. My 5500 uses steer tread up front and traction in the rear even though it is 4wd and I am happier with the handling. In general you want a closed shoulder tire up front to reduce noise and a tread pattern that runs radially to better steering tracking.
You will want a 16 ply rated tire which is load range H. Even if you do not need all that capacity, you can run lower pressures than a G rated 14-ply plus it gives you a stiffer tire carcass to avoid sway. Unloaded, I ran 70 PSI front and rear and loaded I would adjust the rear tire pressure base on tire inflation tables (typically 90-100 PSI for me). Bellow the tire chart on my door jam I added my tag with tire size, capacity and inflation so I would not have to look it up or try to read items off the tire wall.
Neither of my trucks have TPMS, so I am of no help there on how to reprogram for new tire limits. Since I stayed with the same diameter tires as stock, I also did not have to make any speedometer calibrations to compensate.
My F250 ran DynaTrac PD890 tires that others had problems balancing (even though I did not), so I will not suggest those. My 5500 is running Continental HSR tires up front and HDR in the rear.
You will want a 16 ply rated tire which is load range H. Even if you do not need all that capacity, you can run lower pressures than a G rated 14-ply plus it gives you a stiffer tire carcass to avoid sway. Unloaded, I ran 70 PSI front and rear and loaded I would adjust the rear tire pressure base on tire inflation tables (typically 90-100 PSI for me). Bellow the tire chart on my door jam I added my tag with tire size, capacity and inflation so I would not have to look it up or try to read items off the tire wall.
Neither of my trucks have TPMS, so I am of no help there on how to reprogram for new tire limits. Since I stayed with the same diameter tires as stock, I also did not have to make any speedometer calibrations to compensate.
My F250 ran DynaTrac PD890 tires that others had problems balancing (even though I did not), so I will not suggest those. My 5500 is running Continental HSR tires up front and HDR in the rear.
